{"title":"Aeronautical Chart \u0026 Information Center, US Air Force","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"usaf-cold-war-silk-escape-evasion-map-onc-m-12-maluku-sulawesi-banda-sea-1969-p-6-111586","title":"USAF Cold War silk escape\/evasion map—ONC-M-12—Maluku—Sulawesi—Banda Sea 1969","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eONC-M-12 — Operational Navigation Chart— scale 1:1,000,000— For Official Use Only [Sulawesi (Celebes) and Laut Banda \/ Banda Sea]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cold War era fabric Operational Navigation Chart—For Official Use Only—Banda Sea \/\/ Sulawesi (Celebes), ONC-M-12, issued by the US Air Force in the late 1960s. Fabric escape-and-evasion maps were developed during the Second World War by the British military intelligence organisation MI9, notably under the direction of Christopher Clayton Hutton. A prolific inventor of gadgets for covert military and espionage use, Hutton is also thought to have been one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming’s conception of Q Branch. Printed on both sides of rayon cloth, such maps were durable, silent in use, and easily concealed. Originally issued to airmen for use if shot down behind enemy lines, escape maps were later also supplied to Special Forces, and were notably used by the SAS during the 1991 Gulf War. This example was produced for military aircrew in the Pacific and South-East Asian theatre. The eastern side maps the Banda Sea, including Seram\/Ceram, Halmahera, Ambon, and neighbouring island groups; the reverse (western sheet) covers Sulawesi (Celebes) and adjacent islands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52807689142619,"sku":"P-6-111586","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111586a.jpg?v=1776175663"},{"product_id":"usaf-cold-war-silk-escape-evasion-map-onc-j-7-oman-saudi-arabia-trucial-uae-1969-p-6-111585","title":"USAF Cold War silk escape\/evasion map—ONC-J-7—Oman—Saudi Arabia—Trucial UAE 1969","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eONC J-7 — Operational Navigation Chart— scale 1:1,000,000— For Official Use Only. [Muscat and Oman \/ Gulf of Oman \/ Arabian Sea sector \/\/ Saudi Arabia \/ Southern Yemen sector—Muscat and Oman, Saudi Arabia, Southern Yemen, and Trucial States]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cold War era fabric Operational Navigation Chart—For Official Use Only—Muscat and Oman \/\/ Saudi Arabia, Southern Yemen, Trucial State, reproduced from ONC J-7 and issued 1970. Fabric escape-and-evasion maps were developed during the Second World War by the British military intelligence organisation MI9, notably under the direction of Christopher Clayton Hutton. A prolific inventor of gadgets for covert military and espionage use, Hutton is also thought to have been one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming’s conception of Q Branch. Printed on both sides of rayon cloth, such maps were durable, silent in use, and easily concealed. Originally issued to airmen for use if shot down behind enemy lines, escape maps were later also supplied to Special Forces, and were notably used by the SAS during the 1991 Gulf War. The present Anglo-American example was published by the US Air Force during the Dhofar Rebellion, but is based on British G.S.G.S. mapping, as indicated by the printed instruction to refer corrections to the Ministry of Defence, London. One side maps Muscat and Oman, and part of the Trucial States; the reverse covers part of Saudi Arabia \u0026amp; Yemen, preserving the political geography of south-eastern Arabia shortly before the formation of the United Arab Emirates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52807689404763,"sku":"P-6-111585","price":1120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111585a.jpg?v=1776175665"},{"product_id":"usaf-cold-war-silk-escape-evasion-map-onc-h6-7-persian-gulf-hormuz-iran-uae-1969-p-6-111583","title":"USAF Cold War silk escape\/evasion map—ONC-H6\/7—Persian Gulf—Hormuz—Iran—UAE 1969","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOperational Navigation Chart — ONC-H-7 [Strait of Hormuz \/ Gulf of Oman] \/\/ ONC-H-6 [Persian Gulf] — For Official Use Only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cold War-era silk Operational Navigation Chart—For Official Use Only—Persian Gulf (ONC-H-6) \/\/ ONC-H-7, issued by the US Air Force in 1969. Fabric escape-and-evasion maps were developed during the Second World War by the British military intelligence organisation MI9, notably under the direction of Christopher Clayton Hutton. A prolific inventor of devices for covert military and espionage use, Hutton is also thought to have been one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming’s conception of Q Branch. Printed on both sides of rayon cloth, such maps were durable, silent in use, and easily concealed. Originally issued to airmen for use if shot down behind enemy lines, they were later also supplied to Special Forces, and were notably used by the SAS during the 1991 Gulf War. One side covers the western Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the eastern Arabian littoral; the reverse extends eastwards to the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, Muscat, and the southern Iranian shore, as well as the Trucial States shortly before the formation of the United Arab Emirates. Combining topographical, coastal, and aeronautical information, it reflects the continuing military importance of the Gulf during the Cold War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52807689666907,"sku":"P-6-111583","price":1080.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111583a.jpg?v=1776175666"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/fr\/collections\/aeronautical-chart-information-center-us-air-force.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}